Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday came under a cyber attack when his official Twitter account @OfficeOfRG was hacked and obscenities were posted on the timeline.

The Ministry of Information and Technology has taken notice of the hacking of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s verified Twitter account, asking the microblogging site to submit details of the leader’s activities of last six days.

This comes after the Congress filed a complaint with the Cyber cell of Delhi Police. The complaint was filed by party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, demanding strict action against those behind the hacking.

Rahul’s Twitter account was hacked last night and some obscene remarks were put out online for around an hour.

After the hacking, Congress raised questions on the digital safety of all Indians and said it reflects disturbing insecurities of the prevalent "fascist culture" in the country.

Rahul’s account was hacked around 8.45 PM and some messages with profanities were put out, but these were deleted soon thereafter.